"Mellin transform" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Mellin transforms [plural]
Etymology: Named after Finnish mathematician Hjalmar Mellin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mellin transform (plural Mellin transforms)
  1. (mathematical analysis, number theory, statistics) An integral transform that may be regarded as the multiplicative version of the two-sided Laplace transform. Wikipedia link: Hjalmar Mellin, Mellin transform Categories (topical): Mathematical analysis, Number theory, Statistics Synonyms: Mellin-transform [attributive]

Inflected forms

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